[MOPO] GRAVITY
We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] GRAVITY
Went to a late showing with an old friend and as the end credits were scrolling we both said what the hell was that all about. We quickly went over the story, camera work, music, acting, details, etc., and decided something was out of sync, an overall missing link. As we were placing the 3-D glasses in the bin, she turned to me and said, "I liked it but I did not come here to watch a soliloquy." One simple sentence nailed the critique. Later I found this notation: But if it is hard for the theatergoer to catch all the meanings in Macbeth's rippling soliloquies, then how much harder is that task when Shakespeare seems unable or unwilling to unpack his obscurities. —James Wood, *New Republic*, 26 June 2000 Cheers Danny / Chico, California Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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IMAX 3D is a must for that film. It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you might get. Regards, DBT -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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The wife and I saw it tonight too in 3D! It was a visual masterpiece, I agree. Go and see it. You can worry about the story once you get over the ride - a thriller... Best, Charlie > Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:38:45 -0500 > From: ki...@movieart.com > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But this movie is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is exciting filmmaking. K. On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > might get. > > Regards, > > DBT > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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Going to in a few minutes. If it's rubbish, it's on your conscience guys! WIm Op 25 okt 2013, om 06:45 heeft Charles Stevens het volgende geschreven: > The wife and I saw it tonight too in 3D! It was a visual masterpiece, I > agree. Go and see it. You can worry about the story once you get over the > ride - a thriller... > > Best, > > Charlie > > > Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:38:45 -0500 > > From: ki...@movieart.com > > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! > > And full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The > > stereo photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering > > content upon content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing > > 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be > > showing in IMAX in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every > > penny! > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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James Cameron called it: "The best movie in space ever made". Considering Cameron's ego...it must be true! Cuaron is a talented director; take a look at Children of Men if you wanna see a smart, mainstream remake of Sergio Martino's 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983) 2013/10/25 Wim Jansen > Going to in a few minutes. If it's rubbish, it's on your conscience guys! > > WIm > Op 25 okt 2013, om 06:45 heeft Charles Stevens het volgende geschreven: > > The wife and I saw it tonight too in 3D! It was a visual masterpiece, I > agree. Go and see it. You can worry about the story once you get over the > ride - a thriller... > > Best, > > Charlie > > > Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:38:45 -0500 > > From: ki...@movieart.com > > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! > And full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The > stereo photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering > content upon content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing > 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be > showing in IMAX in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every > penny! > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: > listserv@listserv.american.eduIn the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-LThe author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ How > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. Regards, DBT From: Kirby McDaniel Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM To: MOPO Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But this movie is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is exciting filmmaking. K. On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > might get. > > Regards, > > DBT > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. Wim Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: > I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to > finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish > and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: Kirby McDaniel > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM > To: MOPO > > Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But > this movie > is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is > exciting filmmaking. > > K. > > On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > > > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > > might get. > > > > Regards, > > > > DBT > > > > -Original Message- > > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > > McDaniel > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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I pretty much agree with every word. (not that it matters, just sayin’) Regards, DBT From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Wim Jansen Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 11:53 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. Wim Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. Regards, DBT From: Kirby McDaniel <mailto:ki...@movieart.com> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM To: MOPO <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But this movie is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is exciting filmmaking. K. On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > might get. > > Regards, > > DBT > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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Picky Picky! All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the score. There is an appropriate time for loud and this was it. Kirby On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: > For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first > time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and > stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple > plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should > be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment > Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever > trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into > unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in > the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and > predictable. > > In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. > > Wim > Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: > >> I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to >> finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish >> and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: Kirby McDaniel >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM >> To: MOPO >> >> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. >> But this movie >> is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is >> exciting filmmaking. >> >> K. >> >> On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: >> >> > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. >> > >> > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her >> > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you >> > might get. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > DBT >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> > McDaniel >> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM >> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> > >> > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the >> > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this >> > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! >> > And >> > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo >> > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content >> > upon >> > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A >> > SPACE >> > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX >> > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! >> > >> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> > ___ >> > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> > >> > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> > >> >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> > >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>___ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >>Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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I agree with everyone on this. I am not a big Sandra B fan, except maybe in While you were sleeping. I thought it would be boring with her out there in space. But, Peggy & I both really enjoyed the movie. See it in 3D and I have to think you will enjoy the movie too. Jim On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Kirby McDaniel wrote: > Picky Picky! > > All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want > believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about > the score. There is an > appropriate time for loud and this was it. > > > Kirby > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: > > For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first > time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and > stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple > plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that > should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the > moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even > the clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable > decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a > director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending > unforgivably loud and predictable. > > In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. > > Wim > Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: > > I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to > finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental > anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. > > Regards, > > DBT > > *From:* Kirby McDaniel > *Sent:* Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM > *To:* MOPO > > Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. > But this movie > is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is > exciting filmmaking. > > K. > > On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor > wrote: > > > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as > you > > might get. > > > > Regards, > > > > DBT > > > > -Original Message- > > From: MoPo List > > [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] > On Behalf Of Kirby > > McDaniel > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see > this > > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! > And > > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The > stereo > > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content > upon > > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A > SPACE > > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in > IMAX > > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ How > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > _
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Oh Kirby, I can't disagree with you more. As Orson Welles tried to teach us, there's a difference between "real" and "true". Every story, every movie should be "true" and believable. As towards your statement you van look out the front door for believability, I thought you lived in Texas? :) Op 25 okt 2013, om 18:37 heeft Kirby McDaniel het volgende geschreven: > Picky Picky! > > All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want > believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the > score. There is an > appropriate time for loud and this was it. > > > Kirby > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: > >> For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first >> time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and >> stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple >> plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that >> should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the >> moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the >> clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline >> into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's >> cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably >> loud and predictable. >> >> In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. >> >> Wim >> Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: >> >>> I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to >>> finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental >>> anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> DBT >>> >>> From: Kirby McDaniel >>> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM >>> To: MOPO >>> >>> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. >>> But this movie >>> is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is >>> exciting filmmaking. >>> >>> K. >>> >>> On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor >>> wrote: >>> >>> > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. >>> > >>> > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her >>> > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you >>> > might get. >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > >>> > DBT >>> > >>> > -Original Message- >>> > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >>> > McDaniel >>> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM >>> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>> > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY >>> > >>> > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the >>> > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see >>> > this >>> > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! >>> > And >>> > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The >>> > stereo >>> > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content >>> > upon >>> > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A >>> > SPACE >>> > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in >>> > IMAX >>> > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! >>> > >>> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>> > ___ >>> > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>> > >>> > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >>> >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>> > >>> >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >>> > >>> >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>>___ >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Maili
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Funny, my wife and I totally started picking the story apart before we went to sleep... Like I said you can worry about the story after you come down from the ride. !!!SPOILER!!! I thought the death of the daughter was way too abrupt. We decided that it almost felt like well that they stopped and said "we can't just make a fancy Smithsonian imax film... hmmm yep lets have someone be dead or something"; I can see them sitting around a table trying to figure that out. The emotional connection was higher than all of Bullock's performance when the third space walker's family photo floated by... After that connection was not made with Bullock's character the rest was just a fun ride in an uncomfortable seat... and like Wim said about an hour in you lost some of the connection because you knew that they couldn't kill her off. I also started thinking that isn't there some restriction of re-entry angles etc... Some of the science seemed questionable at the end and did anyone else notice Bullock's hair never moved... I could go on... Still a heck of a visual experience - wish they would have spent at least 10 minutes on the story though. JMO... Best, Charlie Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:52:35 +0200 From: w...@bqjansen.demon.nl Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. Wim Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven:I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. Regards, DBT From: Kirby McDaniel Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM To: MOPO Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But this movie is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is exciting filmmaking. K. On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > might get. > > Regards, > > DBT > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the M
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Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, don’t you know? Regards, DBT From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY Picky Picky! All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the score. There is an appropriate time for loud and this was it. Kirby On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. Wim Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. Regards, DBT From: Kirby McDaniel <mailto:ki...@movieart.com> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM To: MOPO <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But this movie is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is exciting filmmaking. K. On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > might get. > > Regards, > > DBT > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > <http://www.filmfan.com/> > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com <http://www.filmfan.com/> ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing L
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I know it took some real suspension of disbelief to think that Clooney had magically found his way back, but I thought it would have been an incredibly ironic ending if she had made it all that way to the rescue craft only to be killed by Clooney opening the door. It would have been a great, yet depressing, ending. Regards, DBT From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Stevens Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 1:17 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY Funny, my wife and I totally started picking the story apart before we went to sleep... Like I said you can worry about the story after you come down from the ride. !!!SPOILER!!! I thought the death of the daughter was way too abrupt. We decided that it almost felt like well that they stopped and said "we can't just make a fancy Smithsonian imax film... hmmm yep lets have someone be dead or something"; I can see them sitting around a table trying to figure that out. The emotional connection was higher than all of Bullock's performance when the third space walker's family photo floated by... After that connection was not made with Bullock's character the rest was just a fun ride in an uncomfortable seat... and like Wim said about an hour in you lost some of the connection because you knew that they couldn't kill her off. I also started thinking that isn't there some restriction of re-entry angles etc... Some of the science seemed questionable at the end and did anyone else notice Bullock's hair never moved... I could go on... Still a heck of a visual experience - wish they would have spent at least 10 minutes on the story though. JMO... Best, Charlie _ Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:52:35 +0200 From: w...@bqjansen.demon.nl Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. Wim Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. Regards, DBT From: Kirby McDaniel <mailto:ki...@movieart.com> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM To: MOPO <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But this movie is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is exciting filmmaking. K. On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > might get. > > Regards, > > DBT > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >
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I have a sister-in-law from TX and she and her parents both have that "All is bigger 'n better in Texas" attitude -- and in spades! Also not believable but they are allowed to dream..lol On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:23 AM, Doug Taylor wrote: Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, don’t you know? Regards, DBT From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY Picky Picky! All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the score. There is an appropriate time for loud and this was it. Kirby On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with The Kowalski- vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. Wim Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. Regards, DBT From: Kirby McDaniel Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM To: MOPO Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But this movie is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is exciting filmmaking. K. On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > might get. > > Regards, > > DBT > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit
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No, look out ANY door ON EARTH and you will see reality. Peek through those ALICE IN WONDERLAND doors and you will need suspension of disbelief - or some such thing. :))) K. On Oct 25, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, > don’t you know? > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > Picky Picky! > > All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want > believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the > score. There is an > appropriate time for loud and this was it. > > > Kirby > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: > > > For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first > time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and > stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple > plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should > be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment > Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever > trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into > unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in > the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and > predictable. > > In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. > > Wim > Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: > > > I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to > finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish > and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: Kirby McDaniel > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM > To: MOPO > > Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But > this movie > is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is > exciting filmmaking. > > K. > > On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > > > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > > might get. > > > > Regards, > > > > DBT > > > > -Original Message- > > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > > McDaniel > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNS
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Agree with you, Doug. I was just pointing out that we have one of these brainwashed, self- aggrandizing yahoos in our family, too; and hearing it all the time DOES get very old.. and quick. Jeff On Oct 25, 2013, at 11:02 AM, Douglas B Taylor wrote: It’s not just your sister-in-law. Everyone in Texas is born, raised and brainwashed with “the best COUNTRY in America” mentality…gets a little old. Regards, DBT From: Jeff Potokar Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 1:34 PM To: MOPO I have a sister-in-law from TX and she and her parents both have that "All is bigger 'n better in Texas" attitude -- and in spades! Also not believable but they are allowed to dream..lol On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:23 AM, Doug Taylor wrote: Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, don’t you know? Regards, DBT From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY Picky Picky! All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the score. There is an appropriate time for loud and this was it. Kirby On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with The Kowalski- vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. Wim Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. Regards, DBT From: Kirby McDaniel Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM To: MOPO Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But this movie is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is exciting filmmaking. K. On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > might get. > > Regards, > > DBT > > -Original Message- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a mess
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I love this film. The music is wonderful. The acting is top notch. The visuals are stunning! A simple story well told. Toochis From: Kirby McDaniel To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY No, look out ANY door ON EARTH and you will see reality. Peek through those ALICE IN WONDERLAND doors and you will need suspension of disbelief - or some such thing. :))) K. On Oct 25, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, don’t you know? > >Regards, > >DBT > >From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >McDaniel >Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY > >Picky Picky! > >All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want >believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the >score. There is an >appropriate time for loud and this was it. > > >Kirby > >On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: > > > >For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time >I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. >Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not >overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough >for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is >alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with >The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. >The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and >the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. > >In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. > >Wim >Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: > > > >I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. > I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and >isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. > >Regards, > >DBT > >From: Kirby McDaniel >Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM >To: MOPO > >Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But >this movie >is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is >exciting filmmaking. > >K. > >On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > >> IMAX 3D is a must for that film. >> >> It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her >> biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you >> might get. >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> -Original Message- >> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> McDaniel >> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> >> We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the >> biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this >> film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And >> full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo >> photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon >> content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE >> ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX >> in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message
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Actually all we see when we look out the door, are all those West Coast snobs, flocking to our state... ;) Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -Original message- From: Jeff Potokar To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, Oct 25, 2013 18:31:22 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY Agree with you, Doug. I was just pointing out that we have one of these brainwashed, self-aggrandizing yahoos in our family, too; and hearing it all the time DOES get very old.. and quick. Jeff On Oct 25, 2013, at 11:02 AM, Douglas B Taylor wrote: > It’s not just your sister-in-law. Everyone in Texas is born, > raised and > brainwashed with “the best COUNTRY in America” > mentality…gets a little old. > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: Jeff Potokar > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 > 1:34 PM > To: MOPO > > I have a sister-in-law from TX and she and her parents both have > that "All > is bigger 'n better in Texas" attitude -- and in spades! > > Also not believable but they are allowed to dream..lol > > > > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:23 AM, Doug Taylor wrote: > > Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is > “bigger” there, > don’t you know? > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of > Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > Picky Picky! > > All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If > I want > believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree > with you about > the score. There is an > appropriate time for loud and this was it. > > > Kirby > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen > wrote: > > > For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the > first > time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great > depth and > stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation > with the simple > plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 > minute-format that > should be enough for every character's emotional > turmoil. However from the > moment Bullock is alone, time is running > out for the story-line and even > the clever trick with The Kowalski-> vision does not stop the inevitable > decline into unbelievability. > The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a > director's cut in the > offing) and the musical score towards the ending > unforgivably loud > and predictable. > > In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. > > Wim > Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende > geschreven: > > > I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start > to > finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of > mental > anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was > dead wrong. > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: Kirby McDaniel > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 > 4:53 AM > To: MOPO > > Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll > recently. > But this movie > is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. > This is > exciting filmmaking. > > K. > > On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor > > wrote: > > > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm > not her > > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de > force as you > > might get. > > > > Regards, > > > > DBT > > > > -Original Message- > > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf > Of Kirby > > McDaniel > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get > to the > > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do > not see > > this > > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A > real ride! > > And > > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. > The > > stereo > > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering > content > > upon > > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing > 2001: A > > SPACE > > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be > showing in > > IMAX > > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > >
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Yeah, if these people don’t cut it out quick, I’m going to take my Ted Cruz and go home. On Oct 25, 2013, at 5:16 PM, raull...@hotmail.com wrote: > Actually all we see when we look out the door, are all those West Coast > snobs, flocking to our state... ;) > > > > Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless > > > -Original message- > From: Jeff Potokar > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Fri, Oct 25, 2013 18:31:22 GMT+00:00 > Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > Agree with you, Doug. > > I was just pointing out that we have one of these brainwashed, > self-aggrandizing yahoos in our family, too; and hearing it all the time DOES > get very old.. and quick. > > Jeff > > > > > > > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 11:02 AM, Douglas B Taylor wrote: > >> It’s not just your sister-in-law. Everyone in Texas is born, raised and >> brainwashed with “the best COUNTRY in America” mentality…gets a little old. >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: Jeff Potokar >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 1:34 PM >> To: MOPO >> >> I have a sister-in-law from TX and she and her parents both have that "All >> is bigger 'n better in Texas" attitude -- and in spades! >> >> Also not believable but they are allowed to dream..lol >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:23 AM, Doug Taylor wrote: >> >> Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, >> don’t you know? >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> McDaniel >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> >> Picky Picky! >> >> All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want >> believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about >> the score. There is an >> appropriate time for loud and this was it. >> >> >> Kirby >> >> On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: >> >> >> For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first >> time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and >> stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple >> plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that >> should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the >> moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the >> clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline >> into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's >> cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably >> loud and predictable. >> >> In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. >> >> Wim >> Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: >> >> >> I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to >> finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish >> and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: Kirby McDaniel >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM >> To: MOPO >> >> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. >> But this movie >> is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is >> exciting filmmaking. >> >> K. >> >> On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: >> >> > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. >> > >> > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her >> > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you >> > might get. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > DBT >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> > McDaniel >> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM >> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> > >> > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the >> > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this >> > film
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I had real problems with the believability factor. There is no way Clooney would have spent that much time talking to a woman Bullock's age! #SNL Chris Quarles Sent from my iPad > On Oct 25, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > > Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, > don’t you know? > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > McDaniel > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > Picky Picky! > > All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want > believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the > score. There is an > appropriate time for loud and this was it. > > > Kirby > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: > > > For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first > time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and > stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple > plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should > be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment > Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever > trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into > unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in > the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and > predictable. > > In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. > > Wim > Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: > > > I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to > finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish > and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: Kirby McDaniel > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM > To: MOPO > > Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But > this movie > is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is > exciting filmmaking. > > K. > > On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > > > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > > might get. > > > > Regards, > > > > DBT > > > > -Original Message- > > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > > McDaniel > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ >
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I can't deny the technical brilliance of the film and the effects keep me from being bored much of the time but where was the script? We never got to know anything about the two characters except that Bullock lost a daughter and Clooney's wife left him when he was on a mission. I couldn't have cared less about these two people. I saw the film in 3D IMAX. I can't imagine seeing it in 2D. Franc Martarella Sent from my iPad On Oct 25, 2013, at 7:28 PM, Chris Quarles wrote: > I had real problems with the believability factor. There is no way Clooney > would have spent that much time talking to a woman Bullock's age! #SNL > > Chris Quarles > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > >> Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, >> don’t you know? >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> McDaniel >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> >> Picky Picky! >> >> All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want >> believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about >> the score. There is an >> appropriate time for loud and this was it. >> >> >> Kirby >> >> On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: >> >> >> For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first >> time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and >> stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple >> plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that >> should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the >> moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the >> clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline >> into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's >> cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably >> loud and predictable. >> >> In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. >> >> Wim >> Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: >> >> >> I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to >> finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish >> and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: Kirby McDaniel >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM >> To: MOPO >> >> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. >> But this movie >> is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is >> exciting filmmaking. >> >> K. >> >> On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: >> >> > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. >> > >> > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her >> > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you >> > might get. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > DBT >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> > McDaniel >> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM >> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> > >> > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the >> > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this >> > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! >> > And >> > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo >> > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content >> > upon >> > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A >> > SPACE >> > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX >> > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! >> > >> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> > ___ >> > How to
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Funny Chris! Good one The only unbelievability factor for me was a med doctor working on the Hubble and that her hair didn't stand up in zero gravity. Other than that, I was on the ride and loved it. Toochis From: Chris Quarles To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY I had real problems with the believability factor. There is no way Clooney would have spent that much time talking to a woman Bullock's age! #SNL Chris Quarles Sent from my iPad On Oct 25, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, don’t you know? > >Regards, > >DBT > >From:MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >McDaniel >Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY > >Picky Picky! > >All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want >believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the >score. There is an >appropriate time for loud and this was it. > > >Kirby > >On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: > > > >For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time >I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. >Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not >overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough >for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is >alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with >The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. >The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and >the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. > >In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. > >Wim >Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: > > > >I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. > I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and >isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. > >Regards, > >DBT > >From: Kirby McDaniel >Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM >To: MOPO > >Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But >this movie >is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is >exciting filmmaking. > >K. > >On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > >> IMAX 3D is a must for that film. >> >> It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her >> biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you >> might get. >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> -Original Message- >> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> McDaniel >> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> >> We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the >> biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this >> film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And >> full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo >> photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon >> content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE >> ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX >> in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF
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Too much character development can distract in a certain type of film and I think that GRAVITY doesn’t need it and doesn’t have it. I am perfectly content to think that it’s Clooney and Bullock themselves in those suits. There was a third person up there and it was me. On Oct 26, 2013, at 1:32 AM, Toochis Morin wrote: > Funny Chris! Good one The only unbelievability factor for me was a med > doctor working on the Hubble and that her hair didn't stand up in zero > gravity. Other than that, I was on the ride and loved it. > > Toochis > > > From: Chris Quarles > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 7:28 PM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > I had real problems with the believability factor. There is no way Clooney > would have spent that much time talking to a woman Bullock's age! #SNL > > Chris Quarles > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > >> Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, >> don’t you know? >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> McDaniel >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> >> Picky Picky! >> >> All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want >> believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about >> the score. There is an >> appropriate time for loud and this was it. >> >> >> Kirby >> >> On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: >> >> >> For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first >> time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and >> stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple >> plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that >> should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the >> moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the >> clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline >> into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's >> cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably >> loud and predictable. >> >> In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. >> >> Wim >> Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: >> >> >> I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to >> finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish >> and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: Kirby McDaniel >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM >> To: MOPO >> >> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. >> But this movie >> is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is >> exciting filmmaking. >> >> K. >> >> On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: >> >> > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. >> > >> > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her >> > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you >> > might get. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > DBT >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> > McDaniel >> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM >> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> > >> > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the >> > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this >> > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! >> > And >> > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo >> > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content >> > upon >> > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A >> > SPACE >> > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX >> > in your area. That would be a good choi
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I thought the same thing. The bullock daughter back story was the attempt to create empathy for the character. I think it was a shallow attempt, but truly enjoyed the ride. Regards, Doug Taylor Sent via mobile device From: Franc<mailto:fdav...@verizon.net> Sent: 10/26/2013 5:10 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY I can't deny the technical brilliance of the film and the effects keep me from being bored much of the time but where was the script? We never got to know anything about the two characters except that Bullock lost a daughter and Clooney's wife left him when he was on a mission. I couldn't have cared less about these two people. I saw the film in 3D IMAX. I can't imagine seeing it in 2D. Franc Martarella Sent from my iPad On Oct 25, 2013, at 7:28 PM, Chris Quarles wrote: > I had real problems with the believability factor. There is no way Clooney > would have spent that much time talking to a woman Bullock's age! #SNL > > Chris Quarles > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > >> Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, >> don’t you know? >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> McDaniel >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> >> Picky Picky! >> >> All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want >> believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about >> the score. There is an >> appropriate time for loud and this was it. >> >> >> Kirby >> >> On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: >> >> >> For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first >> time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and >> stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple >> plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that >> should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the >> moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the >> clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline >> into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's >> cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably >> loud and predictable. >> >> In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. >> >> Wim >> Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: >> >> >> I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to >> finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish >> and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. >> >> Regards, >> >> DBT >> >> From: Kirby McDaniel >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM >> To: MOPO >> >> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. >> But this movie >> is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is >> exciting filmmaking. >> >> K. >> >> On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: >> >> > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. >> > >> > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her >> > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you >> > might get. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > DBT >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >> > McDaniel >> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM >> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> > >> > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the >> > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this >> > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! >> > And >> > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo >> > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content >> > upon >> > content. An achievement. This experien
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Wonderful, Kirby! Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 26, 2013, at 7:22 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote: > > Too much character development can distract in a certain type of film and I > think that GRAVITY doesn’t need it and doesn’t have it. > I am perfectly content to think that it’s Clooney and Bullock themselves in > those suits. There was a third person up there and it was me. > > >> On Oct 26, 2013, at 1:32 AM, Toochis Morin wrote: >> >> Funny Chris! Good one The only unbelievability factor for me was a med >> doctor working on the Hubble and that her hair didn't stand up in zero >> gravity. Other than that, I was on the ride and loved it. >> >> Toochis >> >> >> From: Chris Quarles >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 7:28 PM >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY >> >> I had real problems with the believability factor. There is no way Clooney >> would have spent that much time talking to a woman Bullock's age! #SNL >> >> Chris Quarles >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Oct 25, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: >>> >>> Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, >>> don’t you know? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> DBT >>> >>> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >>> McDaniel >>> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM >>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY >>> >>> Picky Picky! >>> >>> All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want >>> believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about >>> the score. There is an >>> appropriate time for loud and this was it. >>> >>> >>> Kirby >>> >>> On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: >>> >>> >>> For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first >>> time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and >>> stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple >>> plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that >>> should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the >>> moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even >>> the clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable >>> decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a >>> director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending >>> unforgivably loud and predictable. >>> >>> In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. >>> >>> Wim >>> Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: >>> >>> >>> I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to >>> finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental >>> anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> DBT >>> >>> From: Kirby McDaniel >>> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM >>> To: MOPO >>> >>> Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. >>> But this movie >>> is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is >>> exciting filmmaking. >>> >>> K. >>> >>> On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor >>> wrote: >>> >>> > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. >>> > >>> > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her >>> > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you >>> > might get. >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > >>> > DBT >>> > >>> > -Original Message- >>> > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby >>> > McDaniel >>> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM >>> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>> > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY >>> > >>> > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the >>> > biggest, baddest 3D screen y
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Because of the unanimous A+ reviews, this was the first pic my wife and I were able to break away to see in months after we found a "sitter" for my rapidly deteriorating Alzheimer's-ridden Dad. I hate to be the sour in the drink, but I left the theater ambivalent. Loved the immersive "you are there" 3D IMAX and the feeling of helplessness conveyed by the awesome effects. But given the raves, I expected a minor masterpiece. Anything universally lauded is bound to disappoint. My only worry was whether Bullock would live or die. (I had a similar complaint with "Argo," i.e., the only emotion the actors expressed was whether they'd live or die.) Bullock gets weepy, but the stuff about her daughter didn't add enough depth. If you're gonna start as an existential pic with big questions, then stay that way - and I'll complain less about a script (e.g., conversely, see raves for Redford in the minimalist "All is Lost," which I haven't seen). BECAUSE "Gravity" starts big - but transforms into a standard survival thriller (Apollo 13 did it better) - I demand more from a script that has (to me) an emotionally flat ending. But hey, I thought Bullock's 49-year-old legs were an A+. "Gravity" to me was still a strong "B" but I wouldn't pay $18 to see it again - and to me, this is my true test of a film's subjective value, i.e., would YOU pay to see this pic repeatedly? I admit I'm a dunderhead because if a pic begins as a challenge, e.g., see Malick's wonderful "The Tree of Life" from 2011 - or even Kubrick's "2001" or hell, even Stanley's cryptic "The Shining" - then it has to express something new. If a pic starts with big questions and ends with standard thriller-stuff, then I MUST be emotionally moved when the end credits roll. -d. Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 14:28:26 -0400 From: fly...@pacbell.net Subject: Re: GRAVITY To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Wonderful, Kirby! Sent from my iPhone On Oct 26, 2013, at 7:22 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote: Too much character development can distract in a certain type of film and I think that GRAVITY doesn’t need it and doesn’t have it. I am perfectly content to think that it’s Clooney and Bullock themselves in those suits. There was a third person up there and it was me. On Oct 26, 2013, at 1:32 AM, Toochis Morin wrote:Funny Chris! Good one The only unbelievability factor for me was a med doctor working on the Hubble and that her hair didn't stand up in zero gravity. Other than that, I was on the ride and loved it. Toochis From: Chris Quarles To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY I had real problems with the believability factor. There is no way Clooney would have spent that much time talking to a woman Bullock's age! #SNL Chris Quarles Sent from my iPad On Oct 25, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Doug Taylor wrote:Nothing seen out a door in Texas is reality. Everything is “bigger” there, don’t you know? Regards, DBT From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 12:37 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY Picky Picky! All movies are unbelievable. That’s the reason we like them. If I want believable, I can look out the front door! And I disagree with you about the score. There is anappropriate time for loud and this was it. Kirby On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Wim Jansen wrote: For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and predictable. In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. WimOp 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. Regards, DBT From: Kirby McDaniel Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM To: MOPO Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But this movie is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is exciting filmmaking
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Likewise. I certainly wasn't bored, it looked greats I'm a fan of 3d and this is the perfect film for it and uses it very well. Some scenes were just too corny for my taste. Some of the "science" was grating. The ending needs to be cut off totally. There was a perfect ending a few minutes earlier. I wouldn't bother at home, flat, but it was good on the big screen in 3d for sure. Ari > On 26 Oct 2013, at 12:32 am, Doug Taylor wrote: > > I pretty much agree with every word. (not that it matters, just sayin’) > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Wim Jansen > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 11:53 AM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > For the first hour it was really nice, looked beautiful and for the first > time I had the feeling that the IMAX 3D worked. It gave great depth and > stilness. Really appreciate the director's reconciliation with the simple > plot, not overelaborating it and sticking to the 90 minute-format that should > be enough for every character's emotional turmoil. However from the moment > Bullock is alone, time is running out for the story-line and even the clever > trick with The Kowalski-vision does not stop the inevitable decline into > unbelievability. The ending is silly (pretty sure there's a director's cut in > the offing) and the musical score towards the ending unforgivably loud and > predictable. > > In the end a pleasurable watch and one and a half thumbs up. > > Wim > Op 25 okt 2013, om 16:33 heeft Douglas B Taylor het volgende geschreven: > > > I was truly surprised by the level of suspense generated from start to > finish. I really expected this to be a lonely exploration of mental anguish > and isolation, with little real tension, but I was dead wrong. > > Regards, > > DBT > > From: Kirby McDaniel > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:53 AM > To: MOPO > > Totally agree with you, Doug. I do think she’s been on a roll recently. But > this movie > is more than just her, even though I think she is spectacular. This is > exciting filmmaking. > > K. > > On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > > > IMAX 3D is a must for that film. > > > > It really is surprising...and what a role Sandra Bullock. I'm not her > > biggest fan but that film is as close to a one-person tour de force as you > > might get. > > > > Regards, > > > > DBT > > > > -Original Message- > > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby > > McDaniel > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:39 PM > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > Subject: [MOPO] GRAVITY > > > > We went to see GRAVITY tonight. For all my Facebook buddies: Get to the > > biggest, baddest 3D screen you can find and see this movie. Do not see this > > film in 2D, because it is the most astounding 3D film ever. A real ride! And > > full of surprises. Don't wait for video. See this big and in 3D. The stereo > > photography performs the function of an actor, really, layering content upon > > content. An achievement. This experience resonates with seeing 2001: A SPACE > > ODYSSEY in Cinerama -- and I was there for that! It may be showing in IMAX > > in your area. That would be a good choice. Worth every penny! > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF M
[MOPO] gravity...alternative ending
spoiler here so read no further if you haven't seen the movieso she lands and is on the beach and then a horse with an ape riding it stops next to her..OK i need a life...just thinkin...happy oscars to all...Alan Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] GRAVITY gets a lift
But my favorite, INSIDE LLEWIN DAVIS, is out of tune. Oh, well. http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/stay-tuned-oscar-watchers/?_php=true&_type=blogs&hp=&emc=edit_na_20140116&_r=0 Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film Posters P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX 78765-4419 512 479 6680 www.movieart.com https://www.facebook.com/movieart.austin.texas mobile 512 589 5112 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
